Battle of the Narrows

The Battle of the Narrows occurred on 21 April 1943 when the British Mediterranean Fleet, commanded by Royal Navy admiral John Cunningham, was intercepted by the Italian 12a Flottiglia Sommergibili, 13a Flottiglia Sommergibili, and the 14a Flottiglia Sommergibili submarine flotillas in "The Narrows" between Tunisia and Sicily. The fleet was preparing to carry Allied troops from North Africa to Sicily for the planned invasion of Italy, but the submarines attacked first, having scored many successees against British shipping in the past few months. The British fleet torpedoed the three Italian flotillas and sunk all of the Italian subs, scoring an important naval victory over the Italian submergible fleet.